Text Transformation Language

Summary

Text Transformation Language (TTL) is a scripting language that uses interpreted commands to transform text files.

Syntax

Modules: Use the below command to include a seperate file of TTL commands into your current script.

• INCLUDE "c:\example_folder\example_file.ttl"

Commands: Use the below commands to transform your input text into your output text.

• REPLACE "find" WITH "add"
• REPLACE ALL WITH "add" BETWEEN "precedant" AND "antecedant"
• REPLACE "find" WITH "add" BETWEEN "precedant" AND "antecedant"
• REPLACE ALL WITH "add" FROM "precedant" TO "antecedant"
• REPLACE EVERYTHING AFTER "precedant" TO "antecedant" WITH "add"
• REPLACE "find" AFTER "precedant" WITH "add" BEFORE NEXT "antecedant"

Instructions

1. Download the source code, below.
2. Compile the source code into an executable binary (.exe) file.
   • Use the QB64 compiler.
3. Create a plain-text file of commands per the "syntax" section above.
4. Run the TTL intepreter, identifying the script path, input path, and output path as command-line parameters.
   • Example, all files in the same folder: ttl.exe script.ttl, input.txt, output.txt
   • Example, including folder paths: ttl.exe c:\script.ttl, c:\input.txt, c:\output.txt

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